Israel-Hamas War: What happened on day 222?
Massive rocket barrage hits Israel's North as IDF kills Hezbollah commander • Hostage families criticize inaction by government
Three Palestinians killed in clashes with Israeli forces in Tulkarm - report
Three Palestinians were killed in clashes with Israeli forces in Tulkarm in the West Bank on Wednesday night, according to Palestinian reports.
Go to the full article >>Attempted stabbing attack thwarted near Jerusalem's Old City
An attempted stabbing attack was thwarted near the Shalem police station, just outside Jerusalem's Old City, early Thursday morning, according to Israeli media.
The suspected terrorist attempted to stab a police officer and was apprehended. No injuries were reported.
Go to the full article >>Lebanon's Hezbollah says it launched drones at military base west of Israel’s Tiberias
Hezbollah said on Wednesday that its drone attack was in response to "assassinations" carried out by Israel but did not specify that it was in retaliation for Mekki's killing.
Hezbollah claimed it launched a drone attack at a military base west of Israel's Tiberias on Wednesday, in the deepest strike into Israeli territory since the Lebanese armed group began exchanging fire with Israel in parallel with the Gaza war.
Hezbollah also claimed it was targeting part of a surveillance system used by the Israeli air force and that the swarm of attack drones "hit its limited targets accurately and accomplished what it wanted in this limited operation."
Go to the full article >>US military pier starts moving toward Gaza
Officials hope the pier can be anchored to the coast of Gaza and aid can start flowing in the coming days.
The US military has started moving a pier towards the Gaza coast, a US official said on Wednesday, one of the last steps before the launch of a maritime port promised by President Joe Biden to speed the flow of humanitarian aid to Palestinians.
The US military opted to pre-assemble the maritime pier at Israeli port of Ashdod earlier this month due to weather conditions at the Gaza site where it will now be installed.
Officials hope the pier can be anchored to the coast of Gaza and aid can start flowing in the coming days.
"Earlier today, components of the temporary pier ... along with military vessels involved in its construction, began moving from the Port of Ashdod towards Gaza, where it will be anchored to the beach to assist in the delivery of international humanitarian aid," a US official said.
Go to the full article >>October 7 survivor stuns Cannes in 'Bring them Home' dress decorated with the hostages's faces
Blajman-Kadar was at the Nova music festival on the day of the massacre and managed to hide with her husband and seven friends as they heard gunshots and killing all around them.
Laura Blajman-Kadar, a survivor of the October 7 massacre, walked the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival wearing a bright yellow dress decorated with the faces of hostages and a sash saying " BRING THEM HOME", according to French media.
Blajman-Kadar was at the Nova music festival on the day of the massacre and managed to hide with her husband and seven friends as they heard gunshots and killing all around them.
She has been campaigning to raise awareness of the massacre in France and released a book describing her experiences of that day called "Croire en la vie [Believing in Life]."
Go to the full article >>IDF strikes deep in Lebanon after Hezbollah drone attack
Hezbollah said on Wednesday that its drone attack was in response to "assassinations" carried out by Israel but did not specify that it was in retaliation for Mekki's killing.
The IDF struck several sites in the Baalbek area in eastern Lebanon on Wednesday night, just hours after Hezbollah launched a drone toward a site west of Tiberias in northern Israel, according to Lebanese reports.
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The airstrikes targeted sites near the towns of Nabi Chit and Brital in the Bekaa Valley, according to Lebanese reports.
On Wednesday evening, Hezbollah said it launched Kamikaze drones toward an IDF base west of Tiberias in northern Israel, the deepest strike the terrorist group has claimed in Israel since the start of the war in October. According to Israeli media, a kamikaze drone exploded near the Golani Junction, causing damage. No casualties were reported in the incident.
Go to the full article >>Hamas chief says Israeli amendments on ceasefire proposal led to deadlock
Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh blamed Israelis on Wednesday for the current deadlock, saying their amendments on the Gaza ceasefire proposal introduced by mediators led the negotiation into a stalemate.
Go to the full article >>IDF forces destroy Hezbollah terror targets in southern Lebanon
Israel Air Force fighter jets attacked a Hezbollah launch site from which launches were carried out towards the Meron area earlier on Wednesday, according to the IDF.
In addition, fighter jets attacked a military structure associated with Hezbollah's elite Radwan wing in the Jebel Razlan region, alongside a Hezbollah military structure in the Blida region of southern Lebanon.
Several launches were sent by Hezbollah into the north of Israel. The IDF then identified and eliminated the sources of the shooting.
Go to the full article >>Iran’s aerial attack in April irrevocably shifted how its nuclear threat is viewed - analysis
Before April 13, observers knew that the Islamic Republic promoted low-grade terrorism in wild and unpredictable ways, but they also knew Tehran avoided large-scale conflicts – carefully.
Iran's massive aerial attack on Israel in April shows that it is no longer afraid of escalating into a wider regional conflict.
Go to the full article >>US built floating pier off Gaza could be operational in ‘days’
The pier was completed last week, and USAID Response Director says that in the coming day, they expect it to be affixed to the shore, and aid can then flow.
The US-built pier that is supposed to help facilitate a maritime corridor of aid arriving from Cyprus to Gaza could be operational in days, according to a briefing that was held on the Gaza humanitarian pier on May 15.
Go to the full article >>Israel-Hamas war: What you need to know
- Hamas launched a massive attack on October 7, with thousands of terrorists infiltrating from the Gaza border and taking some 240 hostages into Gaza.
- Over 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals were murdered, including over 350 in the Re'im music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across Gaza border communities
- 131 hostages remain in Gaza
- 38 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says